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CITRUS DECUMANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Citrus decumana mean?
• CITRUS DECUMANA (noun)
The noun CITRUS DECUMANA has 1 sense:
1. southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
Familiarity information: CITRUS DECUMANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Citrus decumana; Citrus grandis; Citrus maxima; pomelo; pomelo tree; pummelo; shaddock
Hypernyms ("Citrus decumana" is a kind of...):
citrus; citrus tree (any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds)
Meronyms (parts of "Citrus decumana"):
pomelo; shaddock (large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp)
Holonyms ("Citrus decumana" is a member of...):
genus Citrus (orange; lemon; lime; etc.)
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